- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Plant fibre trappings for fastening the saddle. [CW 24/11/99]
- Long description
- Plaited plant fibre cords have been perforated through the boards of the saddle 1901.41.1 .2, which secure it to the animal. [ASh [OPS move] 12/6/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Scotland Shetland Islands
- Cultural groups
- Scottish
- Person
- Field collector Edward Milles Nelson
- PRM source Edward Milles Nelson
- PRM source Robert William Theodore Gunther
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1901
- Date collected
- By 1901
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1901
- Materials and processes
- Material Plant Fibre, Process Twisted, Process Knotted
- Dimensions
- Width 440 mm approx, Length 525 mm approx, Depth 26 mm approx
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1901.41.1.3
Search terms: Animal Gear, Saddle, Horse Accessory, Animal Harness
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